Cape Cod Man Had Over A Kilo Of Cocaine At His Home: Police

BARNSTABLE, MA — The Barnstable Police Department has made an arrest in what they said is a months-long investigation into cocaine distribution in Barnstable and other surrounding communities.

On Tuesday, Italo Dumont, 37, of Yarmouth, was arrested and charged after being identified as a cocaine supplier on the Cape.

The Barnstable Police Department Detective Unit and K-9 Unit partnered with the Massachusetts State Police Gang Unit, Cape & Island’s State Police Detective Unit, Yarmouth Police Department and Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office to execute a search warrant on Tuesday.

He was arrested in Hyannis before the agencies executed a search warrant at his Yarmouth residence. Dumont had over 85 grams of Cocaine on his person when he was taken into custody, and the search warrant at his home yielded over a kilogram (1,000 grams) of cocaine and a "large sum" of money.

Dumont was taken to the Barnstable Police Department, where he was booked and charged with two drug trafficking charges.

Dumont was held at the Barnstable Police Department on $100,000 cash bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Barnstable District Court on Wednesday.